Shortcuts
Essential keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys in Cinema 4D
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Ctrl + D
Create duplicate - most used command
E
Move tool - essential for positioning
R
Scale tool - resize objects
T
Rotate tool - rotate objects
C
Make Editable - convert to polygon
M
Model mode - switch to polygon editing
1
Points mode - edit vertices
2
Edges mode - edit edges
3
Polygons mode - edit faces
Ctrl + R
Render view - see materials
Alt + G
Group objects - organize scene
General
Ctrl + N
New project
Ctrl + O
Open project
Ctrl + S
Save
Ctrl + Shift + S
Save as
Ctrl + Z
Undo
Ctrl + Shift + Z
Redo
Backspace
Delete selected
Navigation
1
Front view
2
Right view
3
Top view
4
Perspective view
5
Back view
6
Left view
7
Bottom view
F
Frame selected
H
Frame all
Tools
E
Move tool
R
Scale tool
T
Rotate tool
L
Live Selection tool
K
Knife tool
B
Brush tool
M
Model mode
U
UV Editor
Modeling
C
Make Editable
1
Points mode
2
Edges mode
3
Polygons mode
4
Objects mode
Ctrl + A
Select all
Ctrl + I
Invert selection
U
Set UVW coordinates
Animation
F8
Record animation
F9
Play animation
F10
Stop animation
F11
Go to start
F12
Go to end
Shift + F
Add keyframe
Alt + S
Show F-Curve Manager
Rendering
Ctrl + R
Render view
Ctrl + Shift + R
Render settings
Ctrl + B
Render to Picture Viewer
Shift + R
Physical render
View
Space + Click
Quick menu
Alt + V
Toggle gouraud shading
Alt + X
Toggle x-ray mode
Alt + W
Toggle wireframe
Alt + B
Toggle backface culling
Tips & Tricks
Alt + Drag
Duplicate while moving/rotating/scaling
Shift + Drag
Constrain to axis while transforming
Ctrl + Drag
Snap to grid/objects while moving
Alt + G
Group objects together
Alt + B
Break object hierarchy